Bill > H837

This bill would authorize commercial lobster fishermen in Massachusetts to fish according to their permit for 12 months a year in state waters, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). This would override any existing state laws that may have limited the fishing season or duration. The purpose of the bill is to open up the Massachusetts lobster fishery and allow commercial lobster fishermen to operate year-round in the state's coastal waters.